𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀤 (pavvada) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पर्वत (párvata). Cognate to Pali pabbata, Niya Prakrit 𐨤𐨪𐨿𐨬𐨟 (parvata).

Noun

𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬 (pavvaya) m (Devanagari पव्वय, Kannada ಪವ್ವಯ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. mountain

Descendants

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Odia: [script needed] (pābuli, “hill”) (Sambalpur)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Sinhalese: [script needed] (pavuva, “rock, hill”)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਪੱਬੀ (pabbī, “hill”)

  • Saraiki: پَبِّی (pabbiī, “hill”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pavvaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 448